Former Wells resident pleads guilty to failure to register as a sex offender

PORTLAND, Maine — Robert Wayne Lyon, 27, formerly of Wells, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland to failing to register as a sex offender.

Lyon made his plea before Judge Nancy Torresen, according to a press release issued by United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II.

According to court records, in 2007 the Lyon pleaded guilty in Arizona to sexual conduct with a minor, a crime that required him to register as a sex offender under state and federal law upon his release from jail.

In 2009, when he updated his registration in Arizona, he acknowledged that he understood his obligation to register as a sex offender was a lifetime requirement and that if he moved to another state, he had to comply with the registration requirements of that state.

In 2012, Lyon moved to Maine and lived at various addresses in Wells but never registered with the Maine Sex Offender Registry.

This case was investigated by the Wells Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service.